Bath Wildlife Sightings

Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker), Bath City Farm, Twerton, ST7264

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus - 1758) (Great Spotted Woodpecker)

Evidence

Quantity

1 fledgling (plus male and female adults in vicinity)

Locality

Bath City Farm

Habitat

Grey Poplar tree

Environmental Conditions

Sunny, hot

Grid Reference

ST722643

Other Information

Chick in nest hole at 7am, by 11am it was perched on branch below. Shortly afterwards took its first flight. Parents were calling to it in nearby trees.

Recorded by

Mike Williams

Identified by

Mike Williams